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USAID: To Have or Not to Have

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Trump Broke These People

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Derek Hunter

Trump and Musk Are Spring Cleaning the Government

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Cal Thomas

'Mr. President, May I Drive the Bulldozer?'

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Lori Roman

Trump Is Facing a Familiar Foe Not Even a Month Into His Second Presidency

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Matt Vespa

The Red Cross and the Red Heads

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Jonathan Feldstein

What Is It the Democrats Are Afraid of?

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D.w. Wilber

Strengthen Iran Policy by Amplifying Iranian Calls for Democracy

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Ivan Sascha Sheehan

The Path Forward for the Trump-Era Federal Trade Commission

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David B. Mcgarry

Decreasing Wildfire Devastation Requires Permitting Reform

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Kristen Walker

DOGE Uncovers $50B Annually Sent to People Without SSNs—Why Didn't Congress Reveal This?

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Rick Manning

Did Musk Really Just Kill the CFPB? Please Make Sure It Stays Dead

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Seton Motley

Can Populism Save Social Security?

Can Populism Save Social Security?

Everyone concerned about governmental waste and overreach is rightfully excited about Elon Musk’s DOGE making necessary cuts to a behemoth that...

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Scott Morefield

Government Spending: A Cultural and Moral War

Government Spending: A Cultural and Moral War

“They [Congress] seemed, some little while ago, to be at a loss for objects whereon to throw away the supposed fathomless funds of the treasury.”—...

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Mark Lewis

We Cannot Fathom Our Enemy

We Cannot Fathom Our Enemy

The release of three gaunt Israeli hostages once again drives home how depraved the West’s enemies are. Let’s imagine that you spoke with a good...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Democrats Have Trump Fever, and There Is No Cure

Democrats Have Trump Fever, and There Is No Cure

Think of the Trump administration as a virulent but benevolent virus that has infected the monstrous, bloated, Vindmanesque blob that is the United...

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Kurt Schlichter

Democrats Elect More Of The Same To Lead Their Party Over The Cliff

Democrats Elect More Of The Same To Lead Their Party Over The Cliff

Democrats consider themselves “the cool kids,” the people everyone wants to be around. They never really were, but their closeness with Hollywood...

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Derek Hunter

Jews and Israel Supporters Have a Natural Home in the GOP and True Friend in Trump

Jews and Israel Supporters Have a Natural Home in the GOP and True Friend in Trump

The first few weeks of the Trump administration demonstrated that the Jewish people have a true friend in the White House. However, if that theme...

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Jeremy Frankel

Trump Makes 'You're Fired' Great Again

Trump Makes 'You're Fired' Great Again

For 11 years, Donald Trump starred in the hit NBC shows, The Apprentice and Celebrity Apprentice. Trump popularized the catchphrase “You’re...

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Jeff Crouere

It’s Time to Make Education Great Again!

It’s Time to Make Education Great Again!

On January 29th, President Trump signed an executive order that could spark a sea change in American education. Hopefully, this is an early sign of...

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Ken Blackwell

The Democrats are Doubling Down on Dumb

In Election 2024, Donald Trump won a resounding victory. No one should doubt the incredible effort that he pulled off.  If not for the corrupt...

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Arthur Schaper

Dastardly Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Dastardly Deeds Done Dirt Cheap

Greetings everyone, perhaps you recognize the similarity of the title of this missive to a song by the rock group AC/DC, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt...

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Allen West

Democrats Resort to Lawfare, Hand Picking Leftist Judges to Stop Trump’s Massive Mandate

Democrats Resort to Lawfare, Hand Picking Leftist Judges to Stop Trump’s Massive Mandate

Despite the fact the American people awarded Republicans a strong mandate by electing Donald Trump as president again and giving Republicans...

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Rachel Alexander

The AP Finds Racism in the NFL but Only One Example, and Trump Will Cause Accidents at the Daytona 500

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Brad Slager

Musk, DOGE, and Washington's Unavoidable Corruption

Musk, DOGE, and Washington's Unavoidable Corruption

While USAID was just shuttered, its story is important because it reveals the transmission belts that the deep state uses to enlist and redirect...

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Scott Powell

Why Elon Musk And DOGE Terrify Democrats

You may have noticed the absolute meltdown of the left over the existence of Elon Musk and the DOGE team doing exactly what Donald Trump was...

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Derek Hunter

Biden's Energy Handouts Make USAID Look Like A Lemonade

Biden's Energy Handouts Make USAID Look Like A Lemonade

The Trump Administration is rightfully calling attention to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) over its questionable and, in...

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Larry Behrens

World War III

World War III

Donald Trump’s quick and bold actions have upended not only US politics but the world order. I remember having to spend time in my junior high...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

A Return to Charity Over Entitlements

A Return to Charity Over Entitlements

Americans are caring people. It's an attribute that should make us proud. When a local television station covers a family facing a crisis, hundreds...

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Terry Paulson

TikTok May Be Back Temporarily, But Kids Still Shouldn’t Be Exposed to It

TikTok May Be Back Temporarily, But Kids Still Shouldn’t Be Exposed to It

At least that’s what the new Trump administration has decided, reversing a ban on the app that was instituted by Congress for national security...

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Melissa Henson

Pete Hegseth: The Right Choice for Secretary of Defense

Pete Hegseth: The Right Choice for Secretary of Defense

The U.S. Army's recent surge in recruitment, achieving its most successful December in 15 years with nearly 350 new soldiers enlisted daily, is a...

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Will Thibeau

A Quick Bible Study Vol. 254: The Lord Teaches Us an Important Lesson Through Isaiah

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book  "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read...

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Myra Kahn Adams

'60 Minutes' Sought to Impede Donald Trump and Run Cover for Kamala Harris

The current uproar about the video editing undertaken by "60 Minutes" on their October 7, 2024 broadcast to make Kamala Harris appear coherent – a...

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Jeff Davidson

Donald Trump's Unspoken Insight

Donald Trump's Unspoken Insight

Donald Trump has concluded something that others before him completely missed. Much ink has been spilled about Donald Trump’s out-of-the-blue...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Investigating the Investigation, Not the Actual Scandal, and Confusion Over Who Is Actually Our Tyrant!

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream media. Use...

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Brad Slager

2025 Offers New Opportunities for Next-Gen Satellite Broadband

2025 Offers New Opportunities for Next-Gen Satellite Broadband

Last year’s election shake-up and leadership changes at federal agencies could create new opportunities for satellite broadband. While being...

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Nate Scherer

How the Trump DOJ Can Counter the Threat From DeepSeek and Huawei

How the Trump DOJ Can Counter the Threat From DeepSeek and Huawei

When the Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked markets by releasing its R1 model, President Donald Trump called it “a wakeup call for our industries...

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Gayle Trotter

USA Today Uses Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts to Lie About DEI

USA Today Uses Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts to Lie About DEI

Recently, USA Today just had to lie about DEI in an embarrassingly bad editorial entitled: “These are Anti-Black times. Mahomes and Hurts are...

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Ryan Bomberger

The ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘The Gong Show’ Rolled Into One

The ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘The Gong Show’ Rolled Into One

Recently I saw a news article about a Democrat lawmaker who decided to have herself sterilized. The reason she gave was because she didn’t want her...

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D.w. Wilber

From '45' to '46' to '47': Economic Drivers of the 2024 Presidential Election

From '45' to '46' to '47': Economic Drivers of the 2024 Presidential Election

Editor's note: This piece was co-authored by Jim Hop, Dr. Thomas Rastin and Anthony Storer is a finance/economics major and McNair Scholar at...

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Timothy Nash

US Needs to Double Down on AI Supremacy

US Needs to Double Down on AI Supremacy

If the United States is going to have the golden age that President Trump has promised, it must win the gold medal in the race with China for AI...

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Paul Steidler

Lara Trump's Fox News Show Upsets the Liberal Scolds

Lara Trump's Fox News Show Upsets the Liberal Scolds

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a left-wing hive of activists badly disguised as journalists. They run the very biased "fact checker"...

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Tim Graham

Forward My Mail to Gaza

Forward My Mail to Gaza

Donald Trump never ceases to surprise. One might have concluded that Donald Trump had finished pulling rabbits out of his hat. After his...

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Alan Joseph Bauer

Trump Rides the Vibes, for Better or Worse

Trump Rides the Vibes, for Better or Worse

After a flurry of activity -- the president's tariff threats and showdowns with Mexico and Canada, his expressions of interest in Greenland, the...

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Michael Barone

'60 Minutes' Exposed in Editing Scandal, Brian Stelter Turns PR Flak for Politico, BBC Loses USAID Money

Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream media. Use...

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Brad Slager

High Stakes at the FAA

High Stakes at the FAA

The recent horrific midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport serves as a devastating reminder that aviation safety requires...

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John Doolittle

Baltics Declare Energy Independence From Russia. Rest of Europe Should Follow

Baltics Declare Energy Independence From Russia. Rest of Europe Should Follow

The Baltics were the first nations to break away from the Soviet Union. 35 years later, they’re finally declaring their energy independence from...

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Gabriella Hoffman

Trump's Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal

Trump's Gaza Gambit and the Art of the Ultimate Deal

Days after shocking the world with his upset victory in the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump espoused his hope of negotiating the "ultimate...

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Josh Hammer

I Am Enjoying All the Winning

I Am Enjoying All the Winning

Editor's Note:  W atch the latest episode of Kurt Schlichter's "Stream of Kurtiousness" below! J oin  Townhall VIP  to get exclusive access to...

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Kurt Schlichter

Elon Wasting No Time: DOGE’s Significance to Ending Anti-American Spending and Public Abortion Funding

Elon Wasting No Time: DOGE’s Significance to Ending Anti-American Spending and Public Abortion Funding

It’s clear – 20/20 crystal clear. Elon Musk was the right selection to bring accountability to the federal government. Elon, a newly minted...

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Jordan Sekulow